Studied by 10 people(Islam Reading) Prophet
Muhammad
sunni
rulers do not have to be descendants of the prophets
shia
rulers had to be direct descent of the prophet
latitude
runs east to west (parallel)
longitude
runs north to south (meridian)
Prime Meridian
divides the Earth to eastern and western hemispheres
equator
divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
solstice
sun is overhead on the tropic of cancer and Capricorn
equinox
“equal night” day and night are equal
relationship between temperature and elevation
as elevation increases temp decreases about 3.5° (1.9°C) for each 100 ft
moderating effects of large bodies of water
Water moderates the variation in temp
in culture what kind of things diffuse?
the spread if culture traits, material, and nonmaterial
absolute monarchy
complete and unlimited power in the monarch
constitutional monarchy
monarchs share governmental powers with elected legislatives or serve
human resources
skills and talents of employed people of a nation
primary
natural resources directly from the earth. (Forestry, mining, and fishing.)
secondary
use raw materials to make a tangible product that is newer and more valuable. (automobile manufacturing, assembling electronic goods.)
terciary
providing service to people and business. (doctors, teachers, lawyers etc.)
quaternary
processing, management, and distribution of information. (government, education, business, etc.)
In regards to countries, what is the connection between standards of living and the level of a country’s economic development?
higher the level of economic development, higher than the standard of living.
Berlin Conference
to regulate european colonization
Who did it hurt? How/Why?
Africans. It combined people who didn’t get along.
Africa: Post Colonization Economic success?
No (poor infrastructures, only engaged in primary activity)
Africa: Post Colonization Crops today compared to colonial times
Same crop the Europeans grew
Africa: Post Colonization Overall, what did Europeans do to Africa/Africans?
They created ethnic conflicts, heavy debt, genocide, poor infrastructure, corruption, and civil war.
Great Rift Valley- What? Where? How?
Cracks in the Earth’s surface from shifting and separating tectonic plates.
Africa’s economic base
raw materials
What doesn't Africa do?
manufactoring
What’s its most important economic activity and why?
Farming, 2 out of 3 people are farmers
What describes a one commodity country?
a country that relies on one or two different things
Africa: Great Green Wall
Wall of trees to form a wind barrier to stop desertification in the Sahel region
Sudan vs. South Sudan
is over who has the rights over the oil producing areas
Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean subregion
Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel
Rub al-Khali Desert
aka Empty Quarter, aka the “place where no one comes out”
Where is Mesopotamia located?
In the Fertile Crescent
What is Mesopotamia known for?
Several ancient rivers
Mesopotamia developed what?
agriculture
What would be the strategic commodity for countries in the dry, water-challenged Southwest Asia?
Water
British and French
primary victors of WW1, dissolved the Ottoman Empire.
stateless nations
nation of people without a territory to call their own.
Kurds
stateless nation in northeast subregion of SW Asia who were promised a country of their own by Britain and France but never got it.
Zionism
Political belief/movement to create and support a Jewish homeland in ancient Rome.
Creation of Israel
UN Proposed 1947, proposed 2 states one for Arabs and one for Jews. Israel was created in 1948. Jews accepted the plan for a two state nation.
Palestinians
stateless nation. Became stateless when Israel was created. Did not accept a plan for a two state nation.
right of return
refers to UN Resolution 194
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